Correlation of Interleukin-17-Producing Effector Memory T Cells and CD4+CD25+Foxp3 Regulatory T Cells with the Phosphate Levels in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
Table 2
Biochemistry and flow cytometry results of subjects (mean ± SD) in the diabetes and nondiabetes groups.
Diabetes group
Nondiabetes group
Patients ()
52
53
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
10.43 ± 1.4
10.14 ± 1.8
Glucose (mg/dL)
155.4 ± 82.3
98.25 ± 22.6**
Albumin (g/dL)
4.02 ± 0.3
3.90 ± 0.5
Predialysis BUN (mg/dL)
60.62 ± 18.5
57.19 ± 16.8
Predialysis Cre (mg/dL)
9.59 ± 2.4
9.80 ± 2.6
Kt/V
1.62 ± 0.3
1.71 ± 0.3
Uric acid (mg/dL)
6.70 ± 1.4
6.68 ± 1.4
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
191.10 ± 137.9
130.53 ± 92.3**
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
174.38 ± 42.4
170.79 ± 40.9
Alkaline phosphate (IU/L)
69.94 ± 30.8
63.32 ± 22.5
Total calcium (mg/dL)
9.43 ± 0.7
9.38 ± 0.9
Phosphate (mg/dL)
4.99 ± 1.6
5.04 ± 1.9
iPTH (pg/dL)
212.12 ± 228.2
250.59 ± 286.2
WBC counts (×1000/μL)
6.80 ± 1.4
6.15 ± 1.8*
Lymphocyte count (×1000/μL)
1.78 ± 0.5
1.55 ± 0.7
Th17 cell (%)
26.43 ± 10.1
24.82 ± 10.3
Treg cell (%)
8.19 ± 4.4
8.70 ± 4.2
CRP (mg/dL)
0.96 ± 2.0
0.57 ± 1.0
* versus the diabetes group ** versus the diabetes group. Cre: creatinine; iPTH: intact parathyroid hormone; WBC: white blood cell; CRP: C-reactive protein.
